Senate Bill S4679

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to criminal history record searches and open warrants

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S4679 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A653
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2655, A3665
2011-2012: S3377, A6473
2013-2014: S3255, A2896
2015-2016: S4939, A3998
2017-2018: S2872, A3455
2019-2020: S3256, A4128
2021-2022: S3027, A2013

2023-S4679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to criminal history record searches and open warrants and when such warrants shall be excluded from reports.

2023-S4679 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4679
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  criminal  history
   record searches and open warrants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-e
 to read as follows:
   § 845-E. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEARCHES; OPEN WARRANTS. 1.   WHEN  A
 CRIMINAL  RECORD MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX
 OF SECTION EIGHT  HUNDRED  THIRTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  CONTAINS  A
 WARRANT  THAT  HAS  NOT  BEEN RECALLED AND THE DIVISION HAS SUBSEQUENTLY
 RECEIVED A REPORT OF A NEW COURT PROCEEDING ON THE  CASE  THAT  CONTAINS
 THE WARRANT BUT NO REPORT THAT THE WARRANT HAS BEEN RECALLED, ALL REFER-
 ENCES  TO  SUCH A WARRANT CONTAINED IN THE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SHALL
 BE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH REPORT.
   2. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
 TO  CRIMINAL  HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION (A) PROVIDED BY THE DIVISION TO
 QUALIFIED AGENCIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION EIGHT  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  OR  TO FEDERAL OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCIES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES; (B) PREPARED SOLELY FOR  A  BONA
 FIDE RESEARCH PURPOSE; OR (C) PREPARED FOR THE INTERNAL RECORDKEEPING OR
 CASE MANAGEMENT PURPOSES OF THE DIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01574-01-3



              

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